I was asked if I knew of somewhere to complain to if a student was having serious problems with a Registered Training Organisation, somewhere that will actually DO SOMETHING, not just ignore complaints. Sooooooooooo I figured there will be others like the other student and myself who are having issues with their RTO so i'm providing the info for everyone. These organisations will also act on complaints about so called training schools that actually have no accredited status whatsover.

All Registered Training Organisations are answerable to State Training Authorities regardless of whether they are Government or privately run. If they are an RTO active or lapsed and claiming to be active they are under the scrutiny of State Training Authorities, Auditing and the Training Ombudsmen. I was advised that training either externally or in school, traineeships and apprenticeships all come under the same banner with the same rights and protections. If you are having any problems for whatever reason with your RTO the following Departments are the Industry Watchdogs and will tell you what you can do to rectify your situation and will investigate complaints and concerns.